The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-23 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCII 23, 1864. A breathing time of a fortnight is now being enjoyed by the House of Commons under the title of the Easter recess, or ho:idays. Nearly two months of the current session have already elapsed. Nearly twice that number of months yet remain to the Legislature, in the ordinary course, for the transaction of public business, before the approach of the com mencement of grouse shooting gives the annual signal for the Prorogation. In the ordi nary course, we have said. But the question still remains to be answered, Whether that ordinary course, after all, is this year to be followed ? Parties are so nicely balanced— angry feelings have been so intensely aroused between them, that is between the Government and the Opposition—that it has at length come to be re garded as exceedingly problematical whether, before this session has advanced much further, a Ministerial crisis may not just possibly arise. For ourselves we certainly cannot but look upon the proba bilities tending to the bringing about of such a crisis as very obvious and as exceedingly imminent. We will even add, (mite frankly, that we cannot but regard such pro bebilizies with sentiments of almost supreme indif ference. As Reformers, as Liberals, we have had our sympathies very painfully alienated from the occupants of the Treasury bench now for some time past—and that, moreover, month by month, year by year, increasingly. Nearly one whole lustre, as the scholiasts have inmeaning simply just close upon five disappointing years, have flitted by, during which, without any appreciable gain to the cause of rational Liberalism—certainly without any Refor&n of a perceptible kind, good, bad, or indiffe rent, having been secured to the country through the intervention of this so-called liberal and reforming Government being in power—Lord PALMERSTON and his colleagues have occupied the Treasury Bench. Until we have come at last to realise a sense of weariness at their persistence, quite deliberately, and even quite openly, in a dogged do-nothing policy. A do-nothing policy at home— a blended meddling and muddling policy abroad An obstructive, apathetic, indifferent no-policy here in the United Kingdom. And a foreign policy about equally compounded pf copious and for the most pert vexatious, because at once fussy and yet w .1 ° 11 7 inoperative despatch writing, on the one side, and, on the other, of alternate intervention and non- intervention. Non-intervention in the instances of America, of Poland, of Denmark—inter vention threatened at first in the instance of Mexico, and then inconsistently abandoned there even as a design—intervention (partially) in China, where E ; H e t i officers have been meddling in the civil con tests between the Imperialists and Taepings—inter vention of a very flagrant and even frightful character in Japan, as evidenced in the burning and bone herding of that unha ppy , far-a way city of K ago have be en t h e i njurious ten sima. Such, in Effect, dencies of this meddling and muddling, of this fitful policy and no-policy, paltering in turn with every principle held moat dear in the hearts of Englishmen, that we don't wonder in the least to find the Government at length begun to be looked upon ase.ance even by their apologists, whether within or without the walls of Parliament. For ourselves; being in no way what ever partisans, we have come—out of our very re gard to the cause so ostentatiously affected to be championed by the present Ministry at the date of its formation, a cause, h o w e ver, since then, by that Ministr e y, as it does certainly appear to ns, systematically sacrificed—we have, out of this very disappointment of our hopes, and the iadiguition thereby consetsently excited, we have naturally, it might even be said inevitably, come to regard with a sort of apathy, with a wholly undisguised air of indifference the imperilment of the power so long held, to no good end whatever that we can recognise, by the mem bers of the present administration. We have said that such has been the influence exercised by the simple recognition of all this upon the very apologists hitherto of the Government, that these apologists have at length had their enthusiasm abated, and their political alle giance alienated. Insomuch that the thorough-- going, reform-loving, Liberal Spectator has latterly begun to look for ward almost with complacency to the probable invigoration of the liberalism of the Whig 3 by their transformation for a while from a Cabinet into an Opposition. Insomuch that that most devotedly Palmerstonian . organ, the Saturday _Review, has of late frankly acknowledged to have a hankering to witness the in fliction of some such well-merited penalty upon a hesitating and vacillating Government. We look to the coming contests, then, in the House of Com mons, after the Easter recess - shall have passed by, with feelings, we repeat, of utter indifference—an indifference arising out of our total want of sym pathy with our Administrators. It is not we who have changed, it is they. They have ceased to further the interests of reform, or of rational liberalism, in any way whatever. They are, to all appearance, utterly bewildered as to any distinct policy on the Continent of Europe. Added to all this—it should at least ba said and understood :quite plaiely, alike abroad and at home, that Englishmen as a body are not Mezzinians, are intensely and essentially the very reverse of Mszzinians. Among the many refuges that abound in these days, there has been a new one started, which ap pears to possess considerable claims to notice. The Home for Little Boys supplies a want that has long existed, and to remedy which many unavailing efforts have been made by well mean ing persons for some time. It may not be gene rally known that there is not an institution in London which takes in boys under the age of ten years. This fact in itself proves the necessity that exists for something to be done. The Home for Little Boys is especially intended for the reception of this class of juvenile outcasts, who are shut out from institutions, and yet require to be carefully tended. Indeed, in some cases, it may be more necessary to employ care and caution at an early age, than when the habits are more formed, and the ideas more fized. A great deal more may be done with young children than with those who are more advanced in life, although they may still be of ten der years. After the age of ten the boy rapidly develops into the youth, and this more decidedly in a rank of life, and among a class which witnesses such precocity in evil, and such aptitude to learn mischief. Even the children of respectable parents in comparatively comfortable circumstances, very often astonish and distress the well wishers of the family by their determined bent in the wrong direction, and their obstinate and infatuated per sistence in evil practices. It is quite impossible for those who have not studied the subject most atten tively, and made themselves familiar with the annals of the poor to comprehend the insidious means which are laid for these little pilgrims on life's highway. At a time when the sons of those reared in ',thence are hardly fit to understand their daily tasks, the children of want, the heirs of toil, are adepts in the mysteries, and most adroit in the manoeuvres of craft and cunning. To bring the subject home to the mind of the reader, it may be as well to state that during the year 1862 no fewer than " 311 under the age of ten years were apprehended by the metropo litan police for various off:noes, and 179 of this number were punished, while 232 were discharged without hope of rescue from the vortex of crime in which they seem to be hopelessly involved." This feet speaks volumes for the necessity that exists for the establishment of a refuge for little outcasts of this tender age. Mr. HANBURY, the president of the institution, invited a party on Saturday to visit the Home. He pointed out that the purpose of its establishment was not to receive those who had committed crime, but those who were in imminent danger of falling into " criminal courses." Of course the name of this class is "Legion," and there can exist no doubt in the mind of any one qualified to give an opinion, that however numerous such establishments may be, they will soon be filled to overflowing by the junior members of the overflow. ing family of crime. In consequence of the ad dresses of several gentlemen, a large sum was sub scribed to the further support of this estimable undertaking. Nothing can be a greater mis take than to send back little outcasts into the very jaws of destruction, as it were. They will inevitably fall into the condition of that man whose second state was worse than his beginning, for the fascinations and allurements of evil are most insidious, and the unwary child will not be likely to exhibit sufficient force and determination to ex tricate himself from its dreadful vortex, or to quit its pernicious precincts. It must be acknowledged that the Home at Tottenham possesses every claim on oar regard that social advantages and public moral attractions can combine to afford. There is no better way to serve a State than to check the progress of evil, and foster the growth of virtue in its youth. These ignorant, untutored, little ones will one day be the men who term the community of the nation, and as they now advance or recede in the way of right, so will the next generation be blessed or cursed in its experience. A better work corn hardly ba effected than to prevent the youth of a population from imbibing evil impreesions, and by rendering vice unfamiliar to them in an indirect form, do great and good service to the cause of virtue. In the sight of man such an establishment is well qualified to command respect, and it must Tin the esteem and ensure the regard of all who nave the welfare of society at heart, and at all mea sure the depths and heights of that dark abyss into which these little wanderers must fall. This world cannot see the end of the dark waters, the fruits of the unholy labours whose origin is so often so simple and apparently so harmless. In the sight of GOD we may rest assured that this scheme is a holy one, and that the efforts made in the cause of regeneration will be precious in His sight, who wills not that one of these little ones should perish. There are many who lament the state into which the ictirns of indigence fall, but they are very apt to forget that they themselves share a part of the heavy responsibility of their fall. No one whose position in society gives him power, whose wealth affords a means, or whose abilities impart an opportunity of rendering services to the cause of such institutions, and who neglects to lend his hand to the good work, can be called guiltless, or lay claim to immunity from the charge of indifference to the wants of those whose helplessness should prove an unfailing claim on our attention. More cannot be said in favour of an undertaking than that it promises to promote the best interests of these little wanderers, that it seeks to train them to be honest men and good citizens, instead of becoming what the pure in heart will shudder to name. To mitigate the effects of the evil, and palliate the prejudicia workings of . sill, is all that in this confused Ant?, of moiety vig can accomplish, but those who fail in the attempt may console themselves with the thought that they acted for the best, while those who succeed may surely rejoice to reflect that through their instru mentality these outcasts and wanderers have the chance before them of leading a new life, and of sharing the promises of this world and of that which is to come. While the American war continues to rage with unabated force, it is natural that the public should watch with some anxiety the progress of events in Lancashire. Even should there be a sudden cessa tion of hostilities i❑ the transatlantic States, we could not now hope for a large supply of cotton from that quarter; and the immense number directly and indirectly dependent upon the plen• tiful receipt of the precious staple in this country raises the question above a mere matter of commer cial requirement into a subject of vital and national importance. Under these circumstances it is gra tifying to find the sanguine anticipation farmed at the beginning of the year fully realised, and a steady decrease perceptible in the amount of pauperism. Of course the advancing season is of itself a powerful auxiliary; and although we must not be disheartened should a temporary increase of the numbers in receipt of relief indicate those fluc tuations in the trade of which the committee fore warned us long since, still all must acknowledge that the best season of the year is at hand. Bitterly have the London poor felt the inclemency of the trying winter; and the increased demands which such a season makes 11p03 the struggling wretches who can at the best of times only just keep their heads above water, have been painfully impressed upon us by the repeated deaths from starvation and distress. While feeling painfully the incon sistency of such deaths accruing is the midst ot our elaborate and costly Poor Law system, how grateful should we be to the body of gentlemen who have stood forward in the breach of this great national calamity, and by the excellence, regularity, and order of their arrangements, and the unflagging zeal and energy with which they have devoted themselves to their self-imposed duties, have saved us from even hearing of one such case in a country which, under less vigilant care, might well have chronicled thousands, It is diffi cult to overrate the judgment, the wisdom, and the toleration shown in the dispensing of the relief, for in such cases there are always clashing wills and jarring opinions even amongst the most unanimous in feeling and intention. The associations which band themselves together for any great public end are too often hampered by private wishes and per sonal influence; too often individual likes and dis likes come into the scale, professional jealousies, rivalries, partialities, and antagonisms come in until the two great evils of cliquism and sectarianism neutralise a great deal of well meant but ill directed effort. Whether the result is due to the national character of the calamity or to the individual charac ter of the leading members of the Committee, the result in the case of the Lancashire Relief Fund has been altogether different. From the noble chair man downwards, every individual of the Central Executive Committee has appeared to be actuated by only one motive—the prompt relief of the dis tress in the wisest and most comprehensive form. Questions of detail may have been discussed and debated, minor matters may have given rise to dome difference of opinion, but the marked success which has attended their efforts has undoubtedly been as much due to the high tone and disinterested unanimity of feeling which they have exhibited as to the practical excellence of their arrangements. At the very outset of their operations, a question arose which might have given rise to angry con tentions and jealousies. The existence of a separate fund, under the control of the Lord Meyor, was regarded by many with annoyance: and opposition. It was doubted in what way the announcement of the continued existence of that tuad would be received by the Executive Com mittee. But when the matter was brought forward the Earl of DERBY, in his place as chairman, only expressed his satisfaction at the extent of the na tional contributions, and his conviction that both the subscribers and the dispensers of the relief could only be actuated by one feeling—the wish to mitigate, as far as possible, the sufferings of the people. At the meeting held on Monday, under the presidency of Lord EDWARD HOWARD, Mr. FARNALL remarked that during a recent visit to London he had conversed with men of all shades of opinion, and that one and all had declared the surprise and satisfaction with which they had seen the result of the committee's labours. The people, they said, had been borne through a great national calamity without disturbance or loss of life, mainly owing to the judicious action of the committee. Mr, FARNALL observed that it had been proposed to organise a committee in the metropolis on the model of the Lancashire Com mittee, with the view of reaching the cases ot destitution and necessity beyond the limits of the poor law. Bat the northern association have had to contend with difficulties which would never present themselves with equal force to a metropoli tan society. They had to bear in mind the danger of permanently pauperising the population—ot breaking down those barriers of self-respect and honest independence which are the proudest boasts of Eagiieh working men and women. They hao to guard against the deception of practised im posters, at the same time that they took care not to pass by those cases of silent suffering which needed help none the less because they would not ask for it. .The diminution now visible in the weekly returns rewards alike the liberality of the pubic, the labours of the committee, and the patient endurance of the people. Guard of Honour to General Garibaldi. . -••--- TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Permit me to contradict the statement made in the , bserver of the 20th March, that the 3d City of London Me Volunteers would form a guard of honour to General Garibaldi on his arrival in England. The paragraph is perfectly unauthorised and without the slightest founda tion.---4 aw, sir, your obedient servant, W. G. FURNIVALL, Captain and Adjutant, 3d City of London Volunteers. Headquarters, 79, Farringdon-etrect, March 22. DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT AT DUDDESTON HALL, BIRMINGHAM —Ol Thursday evening, the physician of the Duddeston Hall Lunatic Asylum (Dr. Boisragon), gave a dramatic entertainment, at which the insane inmates and a number of the doctor's friends were present. The entertainment consisted of a charade, and a farce, the latter written by Mrs. Conrad Boisragon, with so much ability that when writing it the authoress must have thought more of the few friends who were to be pre sent than the insane inmates of the asylum. It was cer tainly too good for people insensible to literary merit. The dialoguewas smart, sometimes even epigramatic—while for puns, it was almost as full of them as any of Mr. H. Byron's adaptations. The host and hostess, assisted by the doctor's brother, Mr. Boisragon, took parts in the farce. The entertainment lasted about an hour, affording much pleasure to every one present. At its conclusion the hostess was called before the curtain in the double cha racter of authoress and actress, and received a hearty round of applause. —Birmingham Daily Gazette. DR. JACOB. By the Author of " John and I." Three Vols.—" There is much freshness and originality of conception about this book. As a work of imagination Dr. Jacob' may well rank many degrees above the ordi nary fictions of the clay. Fraulein Fink, with her school and her literary tattle, the chaplain and his family, the grave professsrs, and the thousand and one little touches which make up the picture of every-day, easy, genial life in Germany, have much of the picturesque fo rco sad v i v id reality Of 4 VillOttit:" o 44l;iniav Lovfaw. LATEST INTELL► IGENCE. LUMPUR'S TELEGRAII S.j 110 i (NET'S SILKS a LYON:—Every Article of commerce takes its title either from the inventor or mantriacturer, and the more perfect the production the grsa ser is the credit which attaches to the originator. BOJITNET'S SILKS are said to be incapable of identifica tion in England but the fallacy of such an assertion is ex pos iby the very trade mark of the firm, as exhibited by Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street. The following interwoven mark may be seen at the end ofea4:h piece :—" Manufacture de C. J. Bonnet et Cie., Lyon et a Lojurieux." Wear guaranteed. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE..- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. On EASTER MONDAY, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. The 'Two Dromios, by the Brothers Webb. Ai ter which, PAUL'S RETURN. To conclude with, first time, a new Farce, by - J. M. Morton, Esq..entitled DRAWING-ROOM, SECOND FLOOR, AND _VIC S. 111100YAL LYCEUM THEATRE. lu Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. Oa EASTER MONDAY, the performance will commence with THE DAY AFTER TITZ FAIR: Messrs. Widdi combie, Garden, Moreland, and Miss E. Lavenu. A , ter which, at Eight o'clock, the 117th Night of BEL DEMONIC), a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from titendhars "Italian Chronicle," Principal character by Mr. Fechter. Messrs. Jordan, Charles, J. 8r0u,7,11 irn, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Zlollett, Sims ; Miss Kate Terry, Miss E. Lavern!, Mrs. Lee, !lass Eisworthy. The Public are entreated to take notice that No Charge is made to the occupants of Boxes, Box-places, or Stalls, either for play bills or for the safe keeping of hat= and cloaks, and teat the attendants in all parts of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever. Box-of Lice open daily from 11 to 5. Commence at 7. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Nightly filled wii,h Rank and Fashion. - the highly popu lar new Comedy of The Silver Lining every Evening, until furtuer noace.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Stir ling, Mrs. Frank Matthews, &c. Tne following eminent artistes are engaged to appear:—Sir. Benjamin Webster, Mr. and Mr- - . Charles Mathews, Mr. J. L. T,ole, Mr. J. clarke, Mr. and Mis. Frank Matthews, Mrs. Stirling, Miss Herbert, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mrs. Howard Paul, Miss A. Cottrell, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentworth , tke. Every Evening, at', I.IXD! , :R THE ROSE : Mr. Ashley: Miss A. Cottrell, Aiss Patti Josephs ..,her second appearance this season). At a quarter before 8, the successful new Comedy, by L. Buckingham, Esq., entitled THE SILVER LIN : lqr. and Mrs. 1. harles Mathews, Mrs. Stirling, 3liss A. Cot trell, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr. Montague. - At 10, Mr. Charles Mathews, juSt translated from the French, in his characterfst e character of Un Anglais called COOL AS A CUCUMB On EASTER MONDAY, first time at this Theatre, the populsr cas ica' Extravavanza, by J. B. Manche. of the GOLDEN FLEECE. Characters by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mr. J. Clarke, and Miss A. C.,ttrel . Commence at 7. {'~,TEti THEATRE-ROY AL, ADELPHI.- .-111 Solo P*oprlator and ATanag - er, )117. B. Webater. THIS EVENING, THE DEAD HEART. Rob2rt Landry, Mr. B. Webster, supported by Messrs. A. Stirling, Stuart. Biliington, .T. L. Tonle, P. Beaford, Hiss Woolgar, and Ntiss K. Kelly. dze. To conclude with TITE AREA BELLE : Messrs. J. L. Too:e, P. Bedford, tZ. itcmer, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. H. Lewis. Commence at 7. IROYAL STRAND THEATRE. 3lana , rer, Mr. W. H. Swanboroup - ,h. On EASTER MONDAY, a new Comedietta, A HUNT FOR A HUSBAND. After which, the Grand Christmas Blrlesque, ORPHEUS AND EURYoICE : Messrs. Honey, Wood, JLmes Fenton, Mesdames Swanborougb, Marie Wilton, Hughes, &c. Commence at 7. MITE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Contalninz the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Dan be had Every Evening of G. Et GLI:NIFI, NEWS AGEXT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. C 0 A.LS.—The LILLE S HAL E, COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'. 265. per tan. Double 21s. per ton. Top 255. „ Nut 5........ l9s. „ Deep 22s. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf !'addington, Best Cote Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. The Weather—Sun Office, March 23, 1864. •-09..-- THERMOMETER. Tills day at Two o'clock 47 Barometer-30.12. Wind—N E. ; moderate breeze, and fine. 'HIGH WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 2a. 20m.—Afternoon, 2h. 32m. To-Noßttow.-Morning, 2h. 49m—Alternoon, 3h. 3.13. f ? Aisz_ Tt . ~ 0 i -VP._.4 A e , , r ,,, ‘.- . .31nt ~ 2,.__:_.4,--- p,-->,---v g , J THE SUN, LOM)ON, WEI)NESDAY EVENING, MARCH 23, 1864. AMERICA. (Per the Brem en, via Roche's Point.) NEW YORli, MARCH 11 (Evening). General Sherman's return to Vicksburg is con firmed. He penetrated 35 miles beyond Meridien, destroying all railroads. He lost 500 men. The Times' second edition, however, says : "There is still no official int elligence from General Sherman, and, in order to allay the public disap pointment at the failure 01' his movement, very exaggerated reports or the destruction of railways and stores which he committed in Mississippi are published in the Ministerial papers." No important military mtivements have taken place. An amendment to the Gold Bill has been passed in the Senate, authorising &eretary Chace to eel! the surplus gold in the treasury. The amendment will have to pass the House of Representatives before becoming law. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. A decline has taken place in gold in consequence of the Congressional legislation, and is now quoted 62 per cent, premium. Exchange on London— Bankers' Bills, 178; on Paris, 3.121 ; Stocks, steady ; New York Centrals, 137 ; Illinois, 136 ; Erie,l24 ; 6 per cent. United States Bonds, 112 ; cotton, depressed ; Middling Upland, 783. Fiour and corn in good inquiry. Wheat dull. Provisions and coffee very firm. Sugar and molasses steady. Petroleum dull. Crude, 29J. to 30c. ; refined, 48c, to 49c. NEW YORK, MARCH 12 (Morning). The bombardment of Fort Pa well, Mobile, was continued on the 25th ult. An impression prevailed that Farragut's fleet was not sufficiently numerous to make an effective demonstration against Mobile, (he defences having been found very strong. Suffolk, in Virginia, has been occupied by Butler's forces. The Confederates continue to make demonstris. lions against Suffolk and Portsmouth, and have driven in the Federal cavalry and two coloured regiments. The Richmond Press is strongly incensed at in structions found upon Dihlgren, directing Kil patrick's men to sack Richmond and kill President DAvis. The Pass urges that the severest treatment should be exercised towards the prisoners of Kil patrick's commend. The Northern Press declare that the orders said to have been found upon Dahlgren were forgeries. There is a doubtful report from North Carolina that 23 North Carolinians, captured from the Federal army, were hung by the Confederate General Pickett. President Lincoln has presented General Grant with the commission of Lieutenant-General in the presence of the whole Cabinet. Grant, after visiting the army of the Potomae, returned with Meade to Washington, and left im mediately for the West. The New York World asserts that Grant has announced the concentration of forces for the cap ture of Richmond. In Congress, Senator Pomeroy has advocated the claims of Secretary Chase for Presidential nomina tion, stating his platform to be emancipation, confiscation, and the maintenance of the Monroe doctrine. Secretary Chase has written a letter urging that his name should not be considered in connection with the Presidency. Fremont's friends are more active in advocating his claims for the Presidency. The Judge of the Court of Appeal at St. John's has delivered judgment, releasing the Chesapeake pirates. The steamer Donegal has arrived at Hivanna with 1,000 bales of cotton. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money easy. Gold, 621 per cent. premium. Illinois, 1361 ; Erie, 126 i. The Bremen passed Queenstown at 3.30 a.m. She brings 9 passengers for Southampton, 13 for Havre, and 85 for Bremen, and 1,760 dole. in specie for Bremen. THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE. (From a Correspondent ol the Times) VIENNA, MAncEt 23, 10.50 A.M. The Conference proposed by England, without detailed bases or armistice, has been accepted by Austria and Prussia. The territorial integrity of the Danish Monarchy under the present dynasty will be maintained. The Conference is to meet at once. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, MARCH 22, 8.34 A.M. The King and the Minister of War left for the army to-day. No news of any importance has arrived from the seat of war. ST. DOMINGO. ST. DOMINGO, MARCH 2 (via Cadiz). The Spanish are preparing an expedition for Monteehriste. The pacification of the southern part of the island makes progress, but the pacification of Ciboa is beset with difficulties. DEPARTURE OF GARIBALDI FOR ENGLAND. TURIN, MARCH 22 (Evening), The Stampa of this evening says :—" Yesterday morning, at 11 o'clock, Garibaldi and eight other gentlemen, among whom were his sons Ricciotti and Menotti, embarked on board the Eaglish steamer Valetta. Her course is unknown, as it is doubtful whether she will touch at Malta or steer direct for Gibraltar. e si e p d p t o o s e b d e by o n s d o Lon, e " Garibaldi's destination is bell the object of his journey, es is sur geon, lenws,hi being othersto i imagine consult ag i n a e ctehlsetbbr a e t e v ( v i i s hEnglishwishes toox e oit e th e publi c m i n d i n E ng l an d i n favour of Italy." The Stamp; c ons iders it hardly probable th a t an understanding should exist between Garibaldi and Muzzini, especially as the latter is reported to have returned to Lugano. GENOA, MARcO 22 (Evening), An Englishman, Colonel Chambers, is one of the companions of Garibaldi on his journey to England. THE PRINCIPALITIES. MARCH 22, The Chambers have voted the E on commerci a l organisation, . BUCHAREST The Government will shortly submit to the Chambers a bill emancipating the pe asants and esta blishing their:relations with the landedlproprietore, SPAIN• MADRID, Max (Ecenink). The Madrid j ourna ls o f to -day state that it is calculated that the Ministry win obtain a majority of IGO voted for their bill to abolish thu nforsig. of the Constitution of 1845, introduced in 1857. The adoption of the Ministeri I proposition would involve the abolition of a hereditary Senate. FRANCE. La France, under the heading " Lord Palmerston and M. Mazzini," says as follows :—" A member of the House of Commons, a Minister of the Crown, Mr. Stansfeld, has been convicted in his place in Parliament of being the friend and correspondent of Mezzini ; he himself has made a complete avowal ; a motion directed against him, and which would have been equivalent to a judicial condemnation, was negatived only by an insignificant majority. He has emerged from the debate acquitted, bat nut justified, and all the world, after such a scandal, expected that he would resign his official position to preserve the Government as well as the dignity of the house. Nevertheless, Mr. Stansfeld remains in office, and Lord Paimerston, in reply to a ques tion on the subject, boldly declared that his ' ho nourable friend Mr. Stansfeld' had tendered his resignation, that he had refused it, and assumed the whole responsibility of a decision which looks like a defiance of the feeling of the country end the house. Such is the incident which engaged the House of Commons on the 18th, and which the British press is just now ringing with. It is not our business to appreciate the unaccountable atti tude of Lord Palmerston in this business; we are content to record the impression it has pro duced in the House of Commoas. Never were the surprise end indignation of a great assembly expressed in mote forcible terms. Some of the most prominent members of the House of Com mons, Lord Echo, Mr. Duocombe, Mr. Heti bursae, Alderman Rose, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Fitz gereld, Mr. Grade, Mr. Ferguson (sic), strenu ously protested against the presence in the ministry of a man who glories in the friendship of IVlszzini. Lord Palmerston, who, after the previous day's yore, fancied the matter was at an end, and did rsot anticipate the next day's storm, remained silent. We will not inquire what can have induced &en to shield with his responsibility the conduct of his hon. friend,' who is also Mazzini's ; but what is certain is that this incident has assumed such proportions as will render the noble lord's position in Parliament very trying. A man cannot with impunity defy the opinion of his country, and the conscience of Europe. The declaration of Lord Palmerston is not only impolitic—it is also a grave infringement of the generous instincts of a nation which may have granted a refuge to foreign con• spirators, but which has ever protested against the doctrine of assassination. As for us, we take due note of the noble speeches delivered in the House of Commons; we see in them the real expression of the feelings of England, and we deplore that a diffe rence of such a description should have arisen be tween the people of England and the Government of her Britannic Majesty." The Presse says :—" The result of the division ou Thursday is mast serious as regerds the existence of the Ministry. A majority of ten on such an occasion constitutes a moral check, and no doubt can be entertained that these impassioned debates have weakened and shaken the Administration." The Temps thinks that the Government will use its utmost efforts to achieve a diplomatic coup de theatre during the recess, and, if they should not succeed, has no doubt that on this day week the curtain will rise for the first act of "a Miniteriai crisis." BOURSE, March 22.—The market still continues heavy. Threes, for the Account, which opened at 66f, 53., are now at 65F. 95c. Mobilier, after having been done at 1,050 f., have receded to 1,042 f. 50c. Railway Market quiet, but prices in general pretty well maintained. The market remained dull to the close, and left off as follows : per Cents . . 93 10 Do. end month.... 3 per Cents Do. end month— 65 90 Credit M °biller 1045 Do. end Bank Shares 3295 (Iredit tioneter 1275 Roman — RS IL Orleans. • •-• • • • Italian Loan 67 70 Do. end month 67 75 S . ew ditto Do. end month — Russian Austrian 71oaniz-1 Threes — f fome Debt Deferred v A Ye. Cash. Account. 1003 25 .. nos -- 902 50 .. 960 Northern New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 936 2:5 .. 936 25 New ditto - BB5 .. Southern Western Eastern .... Sardinian 371 25 .. 371 25 Austrian - UM' hird North of Spain . ... 485 .. 485 Saragossa .. 581 25 .. 580 Ditto to Barcelona .... ~, LITERATURE. What then DoeB Dr. Netanwn Mean 9 A Reply. By the Rev. Charles Klegiley. Pp. 48. Mue- millan and Co. The contest between Mr. Kingsley and Dr. New man is becoming exciting. It is safe to be very memorable. The rev, and fashionable nov,list, in his Reply to that wonderful little pamphlet, pub lished a few weeks since by the Meisrs. L)nginart, begins his answer here, as will be seen, with these words—" Dr. Newman has made a great mistake." Ia writing the Reply so cornateacecl, in writing any reply at all, we believe, however, that it will become more and more apparent, as time advances, that Mr. Kingsley has made a far greater mistake himself. As a logician, as a master of style, as a rhetorician deal ing in iro:,y—he is no matoh whatever—we feel this at every page, as we two the leaves wistfully— ho is no match whatever when opposed to that subtle and profound intellect which is among the marvels of our age. All M.-. Kingsley's pamphlet put together is as nothing, wlien weighed in the bai ance with those last two pages of the tittle pamphlet to which it affects to be a reply—pages that elicited (and no wonder) such earnest pane.gyi ics both from the Spectator andttp- Saturday Review, that we ourselves have read so often since trey were printed, reading them, as we have done, again and yet esgain, out of the sheer delight awakened by the sense of their inimitable excellence of style, that we have got to know them almost by heart. Waat, then does Dr. Newman mean ?'' asks Mr. Kingsley. Ia eager expectation we await Dr Newman's answer to that pertinent query. Mr. Kingsley " pauses for a reply"—to his reply. And he is safe to have it. The imineesion produced upon our mind by a care ful perusal of the pamphlet before us, is in its way something akin to that with which we might con template the gifted harum-scarum head boy of his school, scrawling up a caricature of some learned and venerable pedagogue, scrawling it up with touches of fun and freaks of sarcasm on the back of the school-room door, while the said peda gogue (with a bone in his wrist) approaches the while, " unbeknown" to him, holding in his formidable grasp a swinging ferule, one that has been long kept tenderly treasured up in the very briniest pickle! As we turn from glancing at the chaik-marks on the schoolroom door, we listen for the sound of the first " thud," or "sWish," from that terrible instrument of torture, now fairly and firmly back, once more, as of old, in the clutch of that pitiless Master, at once of Style and of Argument. 2he Chess Cong7ess of 1862. E cited by I. Lo ?gen thal. One Vol. pp. 636. H. G. Bohn. For chessplayers the new volume of Bolin's Scientific Library will prove a perfect treasury of information and amusement. It may be described as the joint production—production we say advis edly, for it is far more than any mere cut-and-dry compilation, of Mr. Medley and Herr to venthal, The former of these two gentlemen being the Ho. norary Secretary of the Congress referred to, and the latter, Herr Lo xeuthal being at once its Mana ger and Foreign Correspondent. Upon the Manager has been devolved, wisely enough, the responsible duty of editing the bulk of the work before us— being in effect A Collection of the Games Played by the Competitors in the Congress of 1862 as well as Selection of the Problems sent in, there and then, for Competition.. To the Honorary Secretary ot the Congress has no less judiciously been entrusted by way of introduction to this Collection of Games and Selection of Problems "An Account of the Pro ceedings at the Cangtess of 1862' and " A Memoir of the British Chess Association." It wil: be re membered of course that it was under the manage ment of the British Chess Association that the Congress was held two years ago. And it will be long borne is mind that the Congress itself waa especially noticeable among Congresses of this kind ny reason of the extraordinary length of its public sivings, by reason of the splendour and diversity of some among the more remarkable games played during those sittings, and above all, by reason of the fact that before the breaking up of the Congress a new code of laws hed been formally enacted by common agreement among the numerous distinguished players therein assembled together from all parts of the globe. It was but right and reasonable therefore that a Congress in their several ways, so especially remarkable in its character and results, should have some record in its pro ceedinge, and that that record should be one of.no ephemeral description. A record worthy of it, worthy of perpetuating a remembrance of its proceedings, worthy of opening out through its agency a new epoch in the history ot Chess, has, in point of tact, been here produced in this volume by the Manager and the Honorary Secretary of the Congress—that is, by Mr. G. We Medley and Herr J. S. Lostenthal. The latter, we observe, as responsible editor of the volume, offers his grateful acknowledgments to eight illus trated players, to wit, Loden, Heydebrand, Jaenisch, Liege, Lewis, Preti, Staunton, and Walker for the assistance they have afforded in the labour of accurate compilation, evidently with him a labour of love throughout. Among the marvels of the Chess Congress of 1862, there will be found at about the middle of this goodly volume all due mention made of the arduous task undertaken by Mr. Paulsen in playing ten (even) games, blind fold and simultaneously, against ten distinct opponents. Everything connected with the Con.. .gress has been deliberately recorded in this volume. Nothing of the smallest importance seems to have been overlooked. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature. By Wu). Thos. Lawndes. Now Eaition. Re vised, Corrected, and Enlarged by Henry G. Bohn. Part X. Pp. 2747-3027. H. G. Bohn. With the publication of this tenth instalment of his huge and laborious undertaking, Mr. Bohn com pletes his really noble ©s well as useful biblio graphical enterprise. From what he himself cane the " nucleus furnished by L twndes," he has deve loped into a splendid and comprehensive work, for the wuicd all future English Seeftlars will have reason to be grateful. It is a work, it should now be borne especial y in mind, now that the tenth and cenhuitieg instalment of it has actually made its appearance—it is a manual of English Literature containing within it an account, succinct, sometimes even elaborate, of all rare, curious, or useful books either published in or relating to Great Britain and Ireland, from the date of the invention of Printing downwards: toge ther with bibliographical and critical notices, as well as collations of the rarer articles and due records, wherever obtainable, of the prices at which these articles had been respectively sold during this present century. All this in truth was undertaken to be compiled, collated, and catalogued in the original work of Lowndes—but done in that work, as those acquainted with it know only too well, very partially, supetfici. ally and unsatisfactory. As the work has here been revised, corrected, and enlarged, evidently in most inetaeces with scrupulous care, by Mr. Bohn, it has expanded from a mere germ as it were into a ripened whole. And that whole not merely a fruit, not even, we would sa y, a tree of fruit, but a whole orchard filled with it in mellow abundance. The learned editor of the work, as it now is, may well direct , Attention, in evidence of the care applied by him to the toil of compilation, collation, revision, and en largement, to the rewritten or expanded articles in this 10th and final Part of the Manual, upon Virgil, Voltaire, Walton, Warburton, Whitely, Whewell, Wit, Witchcraft, and Z laophon. Now, that the body of the work is finished, we are glad to observe the intimatio i given by Mr. Bohn, in his Preface, that with a view of course to the facilitation of re ference, a very useful Appendix is immediately :'orthcoming. John J aques . Pp. 31. Longman C ro quet. By and Co. Captain Man© Reid, by his capital little hand book, published some time back by Mr. Skeet, has givca the signal to other authoiiiies upon the new game of Croquet to descant upon it in like manner. Doado aaother guide to the rule of the Low ;~ which we presume is being published by the Messrs. Routledge, here is this charming little manual issued from the great publishing house in the Row. A sixpenny manual, fully and admi rably illustrated with woodcuts, with diagrams and engravings, and these embellishments scattered through a letter-press description of the laws and regulations of the game, at once as brief, and yet :is complete as any one could reasonably wish. Mc. Jacques evidently understands his subject thoroughly, and so writes upon it, therefore, that we read him at once with pleasure and reliance, LUTTRELL OF ARRAN, by Charles LFNer, part 4, open 3 with a very clever chawer, describing the inferiority bat wean the old Irish intrint or rebel, and the matter-of-fact and self-sufficienz E eglishman • who has suddenly acquired importance by his wealth; and therefore arrogates all the rights of position. Übe Irishtnau is to) many for his untageolst, med by a few borne thr Ists drives him off the fi•.l;d in high dudgeon. The chazaeters in this chapter are well pourirayed. It is in fact the best of the num ber. The root of the story advances but little, alt hon.-4h Luttrell is brought into cantact with the American whom we have previously mentioned, and who, as we predicted, will evidently take a prominent place among the dramatis persona in the sequel. The passages which relate to the ob stioacy and pride of Luttrell, and his remorse at the possible consequences, are defined with much truth to nature; and although certain passages in the story may seem unreal to the English reader, a brief visit to the western shores of Ireland would prob tbly reveal facts stranger than any fiction. THE GALLERY OF GEOGRAPHY, published by the Mcssrs. Chambers, has this month reached its sixth Part—an instalment embellished with a very beau tiful map of the southern or antipodean continent of Australasia. Before the close of this sixth instal ment of the Gallery, the reader finds himself well advancing in the Rev. Thomas Milner's description of the empire of France. CHAMBERS'S JOURNAL has, in its Fourth and and greatly improved Series, reached its third part with the otos?, of the month of March. In it the serial story, which is still the chiet attrf.ction among the contents, '• Lost Sir Massingberd," has extended from the twentieth to the twenty seventh chapter, each inclusive. Perhaps the plea santest reading in, the whole number, among the miscellaneous contributions, is the very paper lead ing it off—being a gossiping chapter of recollecting anent " Mine inns POLYGRAPHIC HALL. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S NEW ENTERTAINMENT. Welcome, thrice welcome back to London, genial, joyous, good-humoured Mr. Woodin, and certain are we, that every one present last evening at the first representation of the new entertainment, will cordially join with us in our congre.tuletious. After an absence of more than ordinary duration Mr. Woodin has returned home, bringing with him an entertainment of the most extraordinary deserip- Lion. It is divided into four parts, the first of which, entitled en " Elopement - Extraordinary ; or, Hurry and Flurry," is from the pen of Mr. Ozenford, and the remaining three, by Mr. T. W. Robertson, consist of a descriptive, humorous, musical, scenic, mimetic, characteristic, barometric cal, thermomefrical, and domestic-comical sketch, entitled " A Bachelor's Box." After a few intro ductory sentences from the clever entertainer, the curtain rises and discloses to the audience a railway train, consisting of first, second, and third-class elreiages, about tostart from Tilbury for Fenchnrch street. Tue first traveller that makes his appear ence is a negro raelodist, one Peter White, who, in_ order to amuse the public; until the time of starting, obliges them with a soug,of course with banjo aecome pniment—this profitable customer who has contrived io get down to Gravesend for half price, is now re turning to London with the half of some other per son's excursion ticket. As soon as he has taken his seat in the third-class carriage, he is followed by Miss Araminta Hoidfaet, a strong-minded young lady, who has popped her own question, and is now waiting for an ardent youth who has consented to run away with her. The weak-headed young spark arrives, and having taken their seats in the first-class carriage, the pursuing uncle next appears, and is followed by a number of other cleverly sustained characters, viz., a railway porter, a newspaper boy, a ticket collector, &c., &c. The plot, of course, concludes wi►h the forgiveness of the runaways by tLe uncle, and this situation is cleverly worked out in a most ingenious scene, which represents the interior of a first-class car riage, in which Mr. Woodin sustains no less than four characters, apparently at the same time, and with the most astonishing effect. The lady and the two gentlemen appear to be sitting comfortably in their seats, whilst the head of the ticket-collector is continually popping in and out the •window, inquiring very politely about some mistake respect ing the tickets. The situation was very successfully worked out, and at its conclusion the audience gave vent to their admiration by the most enthusiastic mpplause. Alter a short interval the curtain again ascended on the " Bache.or's Box," a little suburban snuggery of an old gentleman with horticultural tastes. fbe fun of tnis portion of the entertain ment is occasioned through the many disagreeables poor old Mr. Pappingtou is subjected to in his en deavours to escape ft noise, The old gentteman to please his nieceis abnut to give a party, and no sooner is the audience made acquainteo with the circum stance than we have a perfect cloud of visitors. Mere is, for instance, the policeman looking out for dearest Jane with the cold beef and warm spirits, Mica Pamela Pappington ; the nextra boy to clean tha knives, the chance waiter, the shoeblack, the lamp lighter, the sweep, le Commandant Girofleur MISS Euphemia. Pappington, Mr. Fulke HAtium Mr. Gonoph, the Mac Tartan of Glensnuffbogie, llonest Joe Higgins the milkman, and Mr. and Mrs. itiwser, &..!„ all represented with the rapidity of ogotning, by Mr. Woodin. The characters are not merely tread and shoulder portraits, but nearly all lull length Illusteations, and of the most atificult description. For instance, one moment we nave Yapping ton in her ball dress, Mac fartan in his Highland kilt, the French Commandant in his splendid regimentals, the shoeblack ill his, and, finally, the sweep in his soot. Nothing certainly could be more miscellaneous than such a collection, and the great wonder is how Mr. Woodin is enabled to effect such rapid and complete changes in face, costume, and figure. Several excellent songs are scattered through the entertainment, and, as if to fill the measure to overflowing, Mr. Woodin throws in a Highland. fling, which he dances with remarkable vigour and From drat to last the entertainment was a series of successEs, and we feel a pleasure in recording the fact, becduse Mr. Woodin is one of the most un tiring and deservedly-popular entertainers of the public. _ _ _ The hall, which has been beautifully redecorated, was crowded in every part—indeed, long before the commencamant of the entertainment, etanding room The Pope and Cardinal de Bonald. The Moniteur of yesterday contains the follow ing:— " The Moniteur of the 28th of February last announced that the Ambassador of France at Rome had expressed to Cardinal Antonelli his painful astonishment on the occasion of a letter being addressed by his Eminence Cardinal de Bonald to the clergy of Lyons, giving an account of an audience which his Holiness had given to the car dinal. " The Moniteur added that Mgr. Antonelli,'after having received the orders of the Holy Father upon the matter, had declared that his Holiness, in the terms reported textually by the Moniteur of the 28th of February, had energetically blamed the letter of Cardinal de Bonald, and charged the Sec retary of State to express his displeasure to him therewith; that, in fine, Cardinal Antonelli took measures to fulfil immediately the orders of the Holy Father. " Mgr. de Bonald thought it his duty to address from Home, under date of the 11th of this month, to the clergy of his diocese, a letter which has been printed and distributed in France, and in which he declares that the Moniteur has been imposed upon by false intelligence; that the Sovereign Pontiff had said nothing to him respecting his circular; that his Secretary of State had said nothing to him about it . . .; that he had only known of the displeasure of the Pope from the Moniteur. " The information from which the article in the Moniteur has been drawn - ,Ap w as official. It establishes the fact that at the date of the 23d February last M. de Sartiges received from Cardinal Antonelli the explanations which were literally reproduced by the Moniteur of the 28th. Fr4sh information, also official, states thbt if from causes the; we have not appre ciated, the communication from Cardinal Antonelli to Mgr. de Bonald WAS delayed, the Secretary of State affirmed nevertheless, 'that he had, on the 9th of March inst., caused to be transmitted to Mgr. do Lyon, the expression of the blame of his Holi ness for his indiscreet publication; that he had charged Mgr. Bernardi, his Under Secretary of State, to perform that commission ; that the latter had sent for M. de Serre, grand vicar, and nephew of the cardinal, and had requested him to transmit to Mgr. de Bonald the expressions of blame which the Holy Father had made use of on the subject to his Secretary of State.' In fine Mgr. Bernardi himself confirmed this information. " This simple expose will suffice to make the truth fully known." A GREAT COMET is predicted by Professor New• anger. He tells us that in 1865 a comet shall come so close as to endanger this our earth, and. should it not attach itself to us (as one globule of quicksilver to another), nor annihilate us, the sight will be most beautiful to behold. During three nights we shall have nu darkness, but be bathed in the brilliant light of the blazing train I The professor was leaving Australia for Bavaria when he made this prediction, so that we may hear more of this on his reaching Europe. VANCOUVER'S ISLAND AND BRITISH COLUMBIA. —The imports into the part of Victoria in the year 1863 amounted in va'ue to 3,888,812 dole., an increase of 333,335 doll. over 1862. The direct imports from Great Britain rose from 691,275 dolo. to 1,432,521 dole,. while those from San Francisco fell irom 2,315,066 dole. to 1,880,117 dole. ; these colonies are thus in course of becoming less de pendent upon American supplies of provisions. If nothing be deducted for re-exports, and the imports be apportioned among the white population only, it would appear that every man, woman, and child in these two colonies, on an average. consumed imported merchandise alai produce in the year to the value of more than 303 dolt'. The export of gold in 1863 is stated at 2,935,170 dole., an increase of 767,336 dole, over 1862, and bringing the total ihip ami ta o f biz years N 0•63 up W 10 3 200 ) DA dole. was at a premium. ATE,. DISRAELI S STARTLING RETORT--On Mr. Stt.nsfeid's interruption.—Mr. Disiaeli (says the Court Journal) shone out triumphantly when Mr. Stens teld was so imprudent as to interrupt him, and to aek " what correspondents" had addressed Mazzini at Thurloe equare. "You know them better than I do, I suppose," retorted Mr. Disraeli, turning round sharply upon the un fortunate Civil Lord of the Admiralty, and looking him through and through. Mr. Disraeli is a great actor—at least, he remembers the Demosthenic advice to orators, that "action, action, acti .n" is the one thing needful to orators. When his lace is in repose you would hardly believe that it was capable of such varying expressions, and that that rather demure and &jut ed countenance would light up as the soldier's face lights up in battle. Ae poor Mr Stare fell jerked himself forward and spoke the two fatal words niy two—the veteran parliamentary warrior saw his triumph, and dealt his strokes again and again. ‘, r What correspondents?' says ihe hon. member fur Halifax. Why' the assasins of Europe. What correspondents ?' why the advocates of anarchy throughout the Contin.ent." What: c , irrespou'ents? Wv the men who point their poignar ds at the breast of our ally." The effect was of that IL: ague/to kind which spontaneous eloquence, driven home then and there, alone can produce, and Mr. StaUsield will not BOA interrupt :air. Disraeli amain.